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Configuration Options: Migrating Data
Synopsis At your institution, syllabus content may originate from a variety of platforms, such as the Student Information System (SIS), institutional websites, or shared drives. If your institution synchronizes this data in Concourse to be part of ...
Configuration Options: Data Sources
Synopsis Your institution’s syllabi likely contain a variety of data that originate or are stored in different platforms. Concourse allows your institution to quickly and easily consolidate important course data from multiple sources in your syllabi. ...
Configuration Options: Manual vs. Automated Feeds
Synopsis Feeds are used to provision user, course, and registration data (as well as syllabus content) into your Concourse system. Feeds can import large amounts of data almost instantaneously, saving your System Admins hours of work. Manually ...
Configuration Options: Extracting Data
Synopsis Data in your Concourse system is invaluable for a number of reasons, such as accreditation reporting and compliance reporting. While much of the information in your Concourse system can be found in other locations, such as the SIS, you may ...
Configuration Options: Provisioning and Synchronizing Syllabus Item Content
Synopsis Once courses are created in Concourse, their syllabi can be populated to contain the correct language that reflects your institutional policies and procedures. Content is added to syllabus items, which you can think of as the different ...
Configuration Options: Provisioning and Synchronizing Course Data
Synopsis Courses must be created in Concourse before related syllabi can be populated and users can be given access. If Course Files and Curriculum Vitae are enabled in your system, Files and CVs display in relation to the course. Users are ...
Configuration Options: Provisioning and Synchronizing Registration Data
Synopsis Users must be registered to courses in specified roles in order to be provisioned with the appropriate access (group permissions) to interact with course files, the user list, and the syllabus. Registering users to the correct syllabus in ...
Configuration Options: Provisioning and Synchronizing User Data
Synopsis User accounts are created in Concourse so that individuals at your institution are able to access Concourse and engage with the appropriate permissions. User accounts must be created before individuals can edit or view syllabi in Concourse. ...
Configuration Options: Authentication
Synopsis In Concourse terminology, authentication refers to the way in which your users’ accounts and access to Concourse are verified. Authentication can occur in your institution’s other systems or within Concourse, and the option you choose, ...
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System Requirements and Recommendations
Concourse is a web-only solution. Therefore all you need is an internet-connected computer or device in order to access Concourse. Below is a breakdown of technical requirements and recommendations to fully utilize Concourse. Browser Chrome 67+ ...
API - General Usage
FYI: All lines within code blocks are numbered, regardless of whether there is more than one line of code provided. An API is available to retrieve certain data stored by Concourse. This article covers documentation related to the initial version ...
Automated Feed Processing
Concourse uses POST over HTTPS to allow for automated processing of feed files. This functionality allows you to control how frequently you run feeds and immediately receive information about what was successfully processed or had errors. To begin, ...
Copy Syllabus Content
This article will be most useful for Instructors, Template Editors, and System Admins. Overview With the Copy function, you can copy content from one Concourse syllabus into one or many other syllabi. You can choose from three options (see image ...
Construct and Process System Data Feeds
This article is designed for IT professionals or those who have a background in running feeds and just want the technical specifications for running system data feeds. If you would like more generalized information on the uses and benefits of Feeds, ...